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Title 7: SNAP Page 25 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Households with Alien Members Revised February 13, 2026 Using SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification…) A link to SAVE’s website can be found on the HHS Field Intranet. A SAVE Program Tutorial is available in LMS which contains information about SAVE and using the website. Additional information on using SAVE and guides can be found in SAVE under Help>Resources. Establishing Qualifying Quarters Legal reference: 42 U.S.C. §413 When an alien’s eligibility depends on meeting the 40-quarter requirement, you must determine the number of quarters the person can be credited with. Each person can get up to four qualifying quarters of credit each calendar year based on the person’s earnings. The following chart gives the amount a person had to earn to get one credit for the years 1983 and later. (Contact SPIRS help desk for assistance in calculating qualifying quarters for years before 1983.)

Amount Needed to Earn a Qualifying Quarter Year Earnings Needed to Get 1 Credit Year Earnings Needed to Get 1 Credit 1983 $370 2005 $920 1984 $390 2006 $970 1985 $410 2007 $1,000 1986 $440 2008 $1,050 1987 $460 2009 $1,090 1988 $470 2010 $1,120 1989 $500 2011 $1,120 1990 $520 2012 $1,130 1991 $540 2013 $1,160 1992 $570 2014 $1,200 1993 $590 2015 $1,220 1994 $620 2016 $1,260 1995 $630 2017 $1,300 1996 $640 2018 $1,320 1997 $670 2019 $1,360 1998 $700 2020 $1,410 1999 $740 2021 $1,470 2000 $780 2022 $1,510 2001 $830 2023 $1,640 2002 $870 2024 $1,730 2003 $890 2025 $1810 2004 $900 2026 $1890